Last
week, rallies in support of Julian Assange were held around the
world. We participated in two #AssangeUnity events seeking to
#FreeAssange in Washington, DC. This is the beginning of a new phase
of the campaign to stop the persecution of Julian Assange and allow
him to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London without the threat of
being arrested in the UK or facing prosecution by the United States.
by
Kevin Zeese - Margaret Flowers
Part
4 - Time To Stop The Persecution Of Julian Assange
The
smearing of Assange sought to discredit him and undermine the
important journalism of WikiLeaks. Caitlin Johnstone writes that they
smear him because “they can kill all sympathy for him and his
outlet, it’s as good for their agendas as actually killing him.”
Even
with this character assassination many people still support Assange.
This was seen during the #Unity4J online vigil, which saw the
participation of activists, journalists, whistleblowers andn
filmmakers calling for the end of Assange’s solitary confinement
and his release. This was followed a week later by 20 protests around
the world calling for Assange’s release.
Julian
Assange has opened journalism’s democracy door; the power to report
is being redistributed, government employees and corporate
whistleblowers have been empowered and greater transparency is
becoming a reality.
The
people of the United States should demand that Assange not face
prosecution and embrace a 21st Century democratized media that
provides greater transparency and accurate information about what
government and business interests are doing. Prosecuting a news
organization for publishing the truth, should be rejected and Assange
should be freed.
You can
support Julian Assange by spreading the word in your communities
about what is happening to him and why. You can also show support for
him on social media. We will continue to let you know when there are
actions planned. And you can support the WikiLeaks Legal Defense
Fund, run by the Courage Foundation*, at IamWikiLeaks.org.
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Source,
links:
Related:
Urgent
message to Bernie and Jeremy: the time has come to support Julian
Assange clearly and openly!
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